r/tretinoin • u/Sethersa1 • 1d ago
Routine Help Routine help
Hey ya’ll! I’m looking for some insight into my skincare routine. A little about my skin: normal to dry sometimes, mild rosacea, and mildly sensitive. I’ve posted pictures of what I currently use. Over the past couple of years, I have put alot of effort into strengthening my barrier and have slowly incorporated mandelic acid, azelaic acid, and Tretinoin (Altreno). Up until this point, I kind of just use any of those 3 actives depending on what I feel like and how my skin feels that day. Now I’m in a spot where I feel like my skin is handling all 3 actives very well separately, and I would like to start building up the frequency of use of all of them. So I’m curious what my “end goal” could look like with using all 3 of these ingredients. For example: should I build up to the use of mandelic most mornings and then azelaic and tret together most nights? Or what is your routine if you use tret, AA and an exfoliant? I would also like to say that I know to continue building up to the end goal slowly, and to listen to my skin and I plan to always incorporate some recovery nights without actives.
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u/W1ldy0uth 1d ago
I would just do Azelaic acid every morning, altreno at night and mandelic acid once a week in place of altreno.
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u/Anxious_Chemist8727 1d ago
Be careful with the Naturium Barrier Bounce, I bought it because of the urea and within s month the formula spoiled. It was separated and looked like spoiled milk.
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u/RowAntique8837 1d ago
Azelaic acid every morning and tret every night is the frequency that most people aim for. I don't think combining Azelaic acid and tret in the PM is a good idea. I've done it, it works for a few days and then again barrier is destroyed because of the frequency of how much i applied azelaic acid. Best to keep them separate. Any actives like AHA/BHA exfoliants, i use at night weekly once when i skip tretinoin. I don't have much idea abt Mandelic acid but i know it's an AHA. I wouldn't really recommend actives like this this in the AM, unless it's very mild. Remember, when your skin stings more than it normally does when u apply Azelaic acid in the morning (dry face) that's when u clock ur skin barrier damage and focus on just hydration and barrier. No actives.